Oil Giants Start to Dominate U.S. Shale Boom  The Wall Street JournalSmaller, nimbler companies pioneered the U.S. shale boom. But as American production scales up, those frackers are losing ground to Big Oil. Read more https://www.wsj.com/articl …

BloombergShell Sees Gas as Answer in Nigeria After Decades of Oil StrifeBloombergThe Anglo-Dutch oil major is seeking to develop Nigeria's domestic energy market around natural gas. It's plentiful, harder to steal, better for the environment and ca …

Tank overflow at well near Keene causes brine, oil spillSan Francisco ChronicleKEENE, N.D. (AP) — State officials are monitoring cleanup of a spill at an oil well in McKenzie County. Samson Oil and Gas USA, Inc. on Thursday reported the spill of about 41,0 …

CBC.caOil companies lock in prices to avoid volatility. That can mean missing out on millionsCBC.caWild swings in oil prices have wrought havoc on energy company finances in recent years, prompting several to lock in their price to avoid further shocks. Ho …

Ex-Venezuela Oil Boss: PDVSA Is CollapsingOilPrice.comThe man who ran Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA for a decade after 2004 says that the country's oil firm is on the cusp of total collapse and expects oil production to drop by 600,000 bpd ea …

Barron'sExxon Mobil Is a Bet On the Future of OilBarron'sAt a share price of $77—and with crude oil prices lately climbing, to almost $70 a barrel—Exxon looks appealing. The stock is 25% below its peak of $104, hit in 2014, having largely sat out the bull …

BloombergOil Companies Ask Judge to Kill NYC's Global Warming LawsuitBloombergNew York, the biggest U.S. city, sued the companies in January, claiming they're the world's largest public companies contributing to global warming. The city claims …

Energy VoiceBig Oil Still Unloved by Investors Despite Better FortunesBloombergYears of elevated spending on mega projects worldwide caused costs to soar. That kept drillers from taking full advantage when oil prices were averaging about $95 a barrel in 20 …

Exxon Fall From S&P Grace Marks New Investor Path for Oil MajorsBloombergYears of elevated spending on mega projects worldwide caused costs to soar. That kept drillers from taking full advantage when oil prices were averaging about $95 a barrel in 2011 …

BloombergThese AR Goggles Are Making Faster Fixes in Oil FieldsBloombergWhile the likes of Apple, Amazon.com, Google, and Microsoft race to develop mainstream AR consumer gadgets in the next couple of years, they've been outpaced by oil companies looki …